The group build to end all group builds - THE GREAT WAR

Just bustin' your orbs.  I just thought was funny.  All in the box then BOING, a model.

wing_nut

TD, there should be at least 1 WIP pic between the i the box shot and the finished build shot

Ernest.. glad to have you.  Is the DES kit available?  Any reviews of it out there?

A.There weren't a whole lot of parts.

B.When I'm in build mode,it's difficult to focus on getting pics.

TD, there should be at least 1 WIP pic between the i the box shot and the finished build shot

Ernest.. glad to have you.  Is the DES kit available?  Any reviews of it out there?

I'm currently lacking in paint,so it won't get the camo job I initially wanted to do.I miss the days of an LHS just around the corner.

Wow TD4438!  You're off to a great start!

OK wing_nut, sign me up for this GB!  Being a treadhead I'll be building an armor kit, just not sure which one yet.  I'm leaning to either the DESkit Renault FT-17 tank or the Accurate Armour Mk.A Whippet tank.  I'll let you now which as soon as I get one on order!

And away we go!

What a great kit! Went together with almost no flash or fuss! Althought the Carpet Monster struck again!

PANZERWAFFE

 

Does anyone know of AM tracks for the MK IV?  Dont like the ones in the kit.  Will ask on the Armor side also.

http://www.panzershop.cz/inshop/

Click on "PanzerShop" under categories and then go to "Acc. & Detail sets 1/35".

Travis, very happy to have you with us.  I'll put you down for all you can change or eliminate 1 any time if need be.  Where in FL are you?

Please, please,  please count me in on this. I have a few Roden kits 1/72 that I would like to get cracking on.

More than likely a Fokker TriplaneDr1, Abletros D V, and a Sopwith Camel.

Great time for this build!!

Travis

A quick message to all combatants. 

There seemed to be a real flurry of, "...then I'll do this one, then after that I'll do that one. And If I can find the kit maybe even the other one..."

I fear i may have missed some kit additions.  Please take a look at the official roster and if there is something you plan to do that i don't have... send me a PM so it doesn't get lost in the shuffle.

Mike, those scavenged connector  are going to look a treat with the wire in there.

Rob... howsabout some sprue shot?

CN... you are in.  Any boxes of photos in an attic some where so you can build his plane?  That would be very cool.

Wingnut, can I join with Eduard's Camel?

This will be my first airplane, not counting some that I build some 25 years ago. I choose Camel because my wife's grandfather was flying them in WW I. Scored few kills too.

Cheers...

Received my MK IV late yesterday

Did a quick look through and unless their are any hidden problems belive this will be an easy quick build.  So I am looking for either a Whippet, MK IV "Female", Hermaphrodite, or Tadpole to go along with my first entry if thats OK.  I am hoping for a Whippet but am presently bidding on a MK IV "Female".  Will know in a few days.

Does anyone know of AM tracks for the MK IV?  Dont like the ones in the kit.  Will ask on the Armor side also.

Here's a bit of what I've already done to the WnW SE.5a.....

The molded-on bracing wires in the 'pit area had to go, so they were sanded off, styrene strips were added, and little PE bits from an old ReHeat set were scavenged to use as attachment points....





Here I used some styrene sheet, stretched sprue, and hand-cut rivet heads to beef up the firewall. Think I may have gone a bit to big on the rivet heads, but I'm happy with the overall effect, as the kit part was severely lacking..



Some styrene pulleys for the 'pit floor....



....and for the IP, I sanded off much of the detail on the port side and went with some brass tubing, copper wire, styrene rod, and a few miscellaneous PE bits to give it more dimension....

This work was done a while back, and is where it will sit until my Pfalz is finished. Once the Pfalz is done, I'll definitely be jumping right back into this one. 

Marc, pm inbound.

Thanks for the heads up on that Mike. 

And speaking of the wings... something is bugging me.  WW has released a real nice set of decal for the DVa.  Some of them... one that I want to use of course... require the lozenge pattern.   Not on the sheet and they don';t make them... yet.  Site says "Coming Soon" but not when.  Doesn't seem to be very smart on their part.  Are there lozenge decals in 1/32 scale?

BTW... 1st time we got bumped to the 2nd page

JMart, happy to help. I built their profipak version and still have markings for 5 other Camels left over (plus the upper wing for one of those versions), so if you want 'em, just let me know.

Marc, something to watch out for on your Albatros - check the dihedral of both wings. They should be F-L-A-T flat. Noticed it on my Alby and my Pfalz as well. A little heat and careful bending fixed 'em up nice.

Bondoman, Marc - Thanks for the instructions for the badge, got it.

This GB is bringing in great building potential.  What a great idea to represent all aspects of WWI.  Still waiting on my MK IV to arrive.  It should have already been here, probably late due to the weather.

Mike & Marc – Thanks for the input!  As for the stash, Sprue Brothers had a special on their Super Specials during Xmas week; Special Hobby & Classic Airframe kits were $9.99 instead of the usual 40-50 USD. So I got myself an armful

I will build the Eduard Sopwith F.1 Camel as my a/c entry; that kit (Weekend Edition) is far easier on a newbie like me than the SH & CA offerings. The only markings are for Sopwith Camel F.1 B3782 "No. 3 Squadron RNAS and had been flown by Captain J A Glen and Major L S Breadner. The aircraft was quite a famous one in that it was involved in 4 victories, one by the former and three by the latter."

Rob, 1st right click on the badge to save it to your PC then upload it to Photobucket or whatever photo server you use.  The IMG tag gets copied into your signature, using the "edit profile" feature.  Just like putting a pic in a post.

PANZERWAFFE

This may be a silly question but this being my first GB, how do you acquire the badges?  Is it as simple as copy and paste?

Rob

TigerEP1 - Theres several armor kits out there.  The most common and best priced ones are from  EMHAR, TAURO, and RPM.  These are not the best kits but with some extra work and time they turn out pretty nice.  About 4 months ago just finished up a RPM FT-17, my first post on the forum.  This is some of the common kits, you can order these on just about any online store and they are regularly on EBay.  These are all 1/35

Tauro - Sturmpanzer ATV (German), Fiat 3000 Mod 21 (Italy)

Emhar - Whippet, MK IV "Male", MK IV "Female", MK IV Tadpole, MK V (All British)

RPM - FT-17 (many versions, French), Taisho (Japanese its an FT-17)

Those are the most afordable to get.  I'm still thinking of getting a Wippet and/or the PZ ATV for this build.

Here is a link that list just about all of the kits    http://www.landships.freeservers.com/

HANS - Nice start, the Lozenge paper looks good

This may be a silly question but this being my first GB, how do you acquire the badges?  Is it as simple as copy and paste?

Rob

"Badges? We don't need no steenkin' badges!"

Oh, bu you do

Go claim the badge the suits and all that apply.

And in case you missed the chatter... if you wanna go...

GO

Jmart, my only 2 wwi builds have been the eduard Camel... dual combo.  I got tlots of help from Mike(ruddratt) since he does the wwi stuff.  He will liley be able to help you with any of yoru choices.

I do have a couple of build tips though that helped me immensley with the second Camel.  The Eduard kits have the tinest microscopic location pins that are useless.  For the struts, drill the ends out and glue in a little piece of wire. 

• Drill holes in the wongs and fuselege where the strust go. Gives you strong felixble connection.  I must have broken the struts of my 1st one dozens of times. 
• Drill holes ofr rigging, depending on your method,before oyu build.
• Use a jig of some sort to algin and hold the upper wing in place solildy while gluing it up.

Oh baby... I am getting all fire up for this.

Julez72

Hans, i like the look of the lozenge paper, it does look like fabric. very cool

Speaking of Lozenge camo have you fellas seen these masks before, if your like me and cringe(maybe weep) at the thought of useing lozenge decals over an entire wing then this is perfect...

I've done a few with lozenge decals, I was worried at first, but it really is not that bad. It seems hard due to the size, but they just slide on, give them a soak with micro-sol, then come back once they settle down and trim with a sharp blade.

Personally that masking looks a lot more difficult. Since lozenge was printed fabric, I'd think decals would look more accuate too.

So since i really don;t want to do a 1/72 ish build i think my options are the RPM plastic FT-17 as it seems like a pretty decent kit. If anything changes ill let ya know but put me down for that for now.

If anyone has any other 1/35th scale suggestions please feel free.

Very nice stash of WWI subject you have there JMart. My question is 'how much rigging do you feel up to doing?'

Ok, I looked at my stash (which grew during the holidays courtesy of Sprue Brother Super Specials) and I have these a/c that qualify... I have never built WWI birds (or many a/c at all lol), so, any opinions (all 1:48)?

Eduard Sopwith Camel

Roden Junkers D.I early (late WWI)

Special Hobby SPAD D.VII (Captured german mkgs)

Special Hobby Lebed VII - Russian Sopwith Tabloid

wing_nut

Cool doogs youir in. And I rather have you start early and get'er done thna start on time and never be seen again.

Sweet!

I'll get started on the Pup after I finish the Mossie I'm about to start. Call it mid-March...

Cool doogs youir in. And I rather have you start early and get'er done thna start on time and never be seen again.

On that note, Hans... let 'er rip!  Then keep going on the little mother Fokker

What color is the grain on the decals bman? A brownish?